WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING WITH LEVEL 1 TRAVEL ADVISORY STILL IN EFFECT
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND TWO INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FROM SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BY 9 PM THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AND GUSTY WINDS.
* WINDS...WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST FROM 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE MORNING ON TUESDAY...REACHING THE LOWER TEENS BY MID AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.
Wayne County Issues Travel Advisory (Level I ) for Accumulating/Blowing Snow
From: Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, EMA, Wayne County Highway Department, the City of Richmond and the Town of Centerville.
To: All News Media
Subject: Travel Advisory (Level I) Issued
Authority: Commissioners Ordinance 2003-003
Date: Sunday, January 10, 2016 Effective Time: 1:00 PM and Until Further Notice
FOR IMMEDIATATE RELEASE
A TRAVEL ADVISORY (LEVEL I) WAS ISSUED FOR WAYNE COUNTY ROADWAYS AND THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND AND THE TOWN OF CENTERVILLE DUE TO ACCUMULATING AND BLOWING SNOW CAUSING SCATTERED SLICK SPOTS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
This TRAVEL ADVISORY took effect at 1:00 PM on Sunday, January 10, 2016. This Advisory applies to all roads maintained by Wayne County Highway Department and the Street Departments of City of Richmond and the Town of Centerville. This Advisory will remain in effect until weather and road conditions improve.
This TRAVEL ADVISORY has been issued to warn those who must travel on Wayne County roadways and City Streets to use extreme caution due to blowing snow causing scattered slick spots, particularly on north-south roads.
If you must drive during this advisory, remain alert and use caution as you may encounter slick patches on roads and rapidly changing road conditions, especially where snow is blowing across a road. Allow extra time to get to your destination, reduce your speed and increase the following distance from the vehicle ahead. Avoid sudden changes in speed and apply brakes and accelerator slowly and gently.
A LEVEL I TRAVEL ADVISORY DOES NOT IMPOSE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL ON COUNTY ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS MAY TRAVEL AT THEIR OWN RISK.
Check our website before you go for current or upgraded travel restrictions: http://co.wayne.in.us. A Transportation Emergency Fact Sheet is also available that explains the various travel emergency conditions.
Check the travel emergency status of other Indiana counties on the IDHS Travel Advisory Map at http://www.in.gov/dhs/. Travelers can check state road conditions and road closures before they depart by calling INDOT’s TrafficWise at 1-800-261-ROAD (7623) or on the internet at www.TrafficWise.IN.gov. Please, DO NOT CALL 911 for information on travel restrictions or road conditions.
Media Contacts: Wayne County EMA (765) 973-9399
Wayne County Emergency Communications (765) 973-9355
Address/Location
Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
401 E Main St
Richmond, IN 47374
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-973-9399
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